Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-10-08
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
LOCAL NEWS,


 inc work of the recent treshet.
 4 we'll known lady ID this city 6 few days ago endesvored to make cake with hard boiled eggs.
 " Fl. Harper, general agent of the Southern Pacific, has returned after an absence of several months.
 Mrs H. Hammond Cole has returned from Oalitornis where she has been spending the summer.
 Lieut. Slsven, a recent graduate of West Point, joined Capt, Mints troop, 4th Cavalry at Fort Lowell few days since.
 E. A. Ray, local ticket agent of the 5. r. K R., has returned from Bn extended trip through Csnsds and the Eastern States.
 Mr. ChRs R. Wores recently made 6 trip to Fl Psso. He reports the neE suelter in thst city ID successful opera tion.
 ". I. Perry, has, is IS reported, pur- chased Mr. Crovsfs interest in the San Xavier Hotel and will assume control on October first.
 One of Tucson's prominent business men was running abont the streets thIs morning trying to get his branding iron on box of Sam Drschmsn's cigars. Q.
 Mir John O. Dougherty; superinteud- ent of the Tossl Wreck, Is in the city. He reports the outlook for the miue eX- oeedingly favorable.
 Mrs. William Zsckendorf and children lafk Fr laa .I a.L endort was one of the most popular ladies in sTucson and will be much missed.
 Mrs. Theo. Fitch returned this week from 8 visit to relatives in Chicago. Mrd. Fitch WAS unsOrtunate enough tO be detained st Deming during the .e cent washout.
 Dr. Hart, late Indisn agent st Ban Xavier, hSs arranged to go to Tempe to open 6 drug store and practice bis pro fessioD. He vIll undoubtedly do well. l Tempe IS fortunate in securing his seI- | vices.
 Messrs. Wheeler and Perry assumed ohsrRe of the San Xavier Hotel to-day, | Both gentlemen are young, active and enterprisinR and will undoubtedly be- eone very popular nOSts,
 Mr. W. s. Sturges came up from So- nora Saturday snd will remain during the week. NIT. Sturges and his friends are doing 8 great deal to develop nortb- ern Sonora, and already have large in vestmen.s there.
 MT. Phil CrovRs, the retiring propri- etOr of the San Xavier will leave in 8 few dsys for California. He leaves many friends behind him who wish him sue cess in any new venture be may embark iD.
 The first bees ever brought to Arizona were brought from Los Angeles in 1869 by Gen. J. B. Allen. He started with six hives, but only succeeded in bring ing through less than one quart. They are now very plentiful all over the ter ritory.
 "Tell me ye angelic host, ye messeng- CTS of love, shall swindled printers here below have no redress above" The ss- gels Tapped theIr wings and said: "To you hope IS given; delinquents or 6 printers book can never enter heaven" Stolen.
 The present address of Walter Leigh ton, a surveyor and civil engineer. prob ably in AriBonn-vas in Arivac8, q. T, | Ave years sgo-is anKiously deslred by | his friends. Will anyone vho can giv. his present address notify the editor of the Censor. Los Angeles.
 Governor Torres of Sonora wired Don Carlos Velssco yesterday ststing that be had been suddenly called to Chicago, and would leave at once for that City. lie expressed fear that he would not be able Q return in time to take part in the Miles sword presentation cere- Aonies.
 Letters addressed to parties in Mex ieo can be sent unstaDped through the United States postoffices. Postage on said letters will be collected at the time of delivery. from the parties to whom de- livered. All newspapers having a like destination must be prepsId.
 There IS hardly q tram comes into KinRmsn but what is immediately board sd by a lot of Indians who jump ou and of the trains while in motion with 6 per feet disregard to their personal safety We regret to say that only one Indian has been killed at the Kingman depot by bis practice up to date, but are daily 10 hopes that the cars will make some more "sood' Indisns.-hohsve Miner.
 Capt. Wint aud troop l., 4th Cavalry left Fort Lowell this noon to endeavor to reach Fort Apache without being caught by the troops from Forts Grant and Thomas. Dr. Canister accompanies 1he command as medical officer. They will no doubt do some hard marching and If they are successful will reflect much credit upon Capt Wint.
 q serious fight took place yesterday on the Msricops reservation between six or eight bucks, and 1t looked nt one time as though some of them would be worked up into "good Indians" but the older heads of the tribe interfered before any killing was done and stopped the battle. The iucipient war, vss, 8s usual, about dusky maiden, who vss wanted by the fighting six. The smokey wsr- riors struck out from the shoulder 'sll the same Sullivan" ."-Gsgette.
 Lieut.. Hardeman of Fort Bowie, who succeeded ID capturing Lieut.. Richards and troop, of Fort Huaohuca has himself come to grief, being captured by Capt Mason Tn the Rincon mountains. lt IS now the last conquerer's turn Co try his Ao-N oe schtADk lufOuRu tO S1mp Apache. without getting caught. On account of the lay of the country it IS almost impossible for white men to do [ this. Indians can do i. without trou ble; they can march all sronnd white men V and the white men not know it, but all the same the present manoeuyers are good exercise for the men.
 We give below the rate of tsrstion territorial and county) in the several ' counties of Arizona for the year 1887. , It will be seen thst the highest rnte is 5 in Mohava county, SS72, the lowest in f Pinal. s2.70: q A psehe. ...................... 60 ! Oochlse. ........-....... 3 I5 IT 9ila ila........... ... 3 50 r Graham 2 90 < Mohsve e........................ 8 73 s Sop6' .--- .....--. OO C n. qua --.--.-. 's...--- ~ n :, iHa' ..-.-.... ......--.-.-.-.. So IT